Just reading Trains Mag online, some impressive facts re Japan high speed trains: They carry ~ 360,000 pax/day, never had a serious accident, and ( !!!!! ) average delay for departure and arrival : 6 SECONDS per train (FY 2003)!!! :blink: Max Speed ~ 170 MPH
It IS possible, if society (i.e. the government) is willing to provide the infrastructure to do it. Of course, it's a MUCH smaller country, although they have some fairly unique challenges, like frequent moderate earthquakes, which would certainly tend to increase the pax' laundry bill if it occurred at 170 MPH........
It IS possible, if society (i.e. the government) is willing to provide the infrastructure to do it. Of course, it's a MUCH smaller country, although they have some fairly unique challenges, like frequent moderate earthquakes, which would certainly tend to increase the pax' laundry bill if it occurred at 170 MPH........